Fare-box.



W. I. OHMER & J. L. KIST. FARB Box. APPLIOATlON FILED 00T. Z, 1913. 1,099,198, Patented June 9,1914.

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W. I. OHMER & J. L. KIST. FARE Box. APPL IOATl0N FILED 00T. 2. 1913. 1 ,099,198, Patented June 9, 1914 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WILFRED I. OHMER AND JOSEPH LEO KIST,` OF

DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO THE RECORDING AND COMPUTING MACHINES COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPO- RATION OF OHIO.

FARE-BOX.

Locales.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June S), 1914.

Application filed October 2, 1913. Serial No. 792,934.

To all 'ao/1,0m it may concern,

Be it known that we, ViLrnnn I. OHMER and JOSEPH lino Kisr, citizens of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Faredioxes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.`

rl`his invention relates to tare boxes such as are commonly used tor the collection of fares on street cars and like places and is more particularly concerned with the hopper forming a part ot the fare box and comprising a display case in which the 'fares received are exposed to inspection by the passenger and the conductor.

The object ot' the invention is to provide a hopper ot' this kind which will be so constructed that it will be exceedingly ditlicult, if not impossible, to remove a coin or tare of any kind therefrom after it has once been deposited therein and at the same time provide a box which will be well constructed and of pleasing appearance and will have no movable parts liable to rattle or to become disarranged and interfere with the operation thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a hopper which will be so constructed and which will have the parts connected in such a manner as to eliectually prevent vibration of the parts thereof and to produce a strong durable structure.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation oi the upper portion ot' a fare box embodying our invention; Fig. 2 `is a plan view of the base with the glass top portion removed; Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken vertically through the hopper; Fig. t is a plan View of the hopper top; Fig. 5 is a vertical. section of one corner of the hopper showing the connecting devices; Fig. 6 is a horizontal section of one side of the hopper also showing the connecting devices; Fig. 7 is a detail view of one ot the corner pieces; and Fig. 8 is a detail view of a portion ot the collar forming a part of the base.

In these drawings we have illustrated one embodiment oit our invention and have shown the same as forming the upper part of a fare box, the body of which is indicated by the reference numeral l in Fig. l; The hopper comprises a base portion 2 which is firmly secured to the body of the :tare box in any suitable manner. Supported upon the hase 2 are the side walls 3 which are preferably of glass or other transparent material, and supported at the upper end oit' `the side walls is a hopper top l constructed and arranged to receive the fares and direct them into the hopper proper. The base and the top may be connected and the side walls secured in position in any suitable n'lanner, but in the present drawingswe have illustrated one method of accomplishing this which is very ett'ective and produces a strong permanent connection which is without vibration and consequently will not rattle. To accomplish this the hase is provided with an upper portion or collar 5 oi a width less than the top ot' the hase and adapted to receive within the same the lower ends of the side walls oi the hopper and permit the latter to rest upon the upper surface of the base. The base is secured to the top l by means of rods (i, the upper ends of which are screw-threaded into the top and the lower ends ot' which are screw-threaded to receive nuts 7 by means of which the base and the top are drawn together to clamp between them the side w'alls In order to properly position the side walls at the corner and to prevent the vibration thereof we have arranged a second red 8 parallel with the first rod and have inclosed both rods within a flexible structure 9 which preferably consists ot a piece of ordinary rubber tubing. The second rod 8 is preferably smaller than the connecting rod 6 and is here shown as disconnected from the hopper both at its top and at its bottom, thus leaving it free to move either laterally with relation to the rod 6 or to move bodily toward and away from the same. In assem bling the hopper the inner corners of the vertical edges oi. the glass side walls are placed against the flexible member connecting the two rods and tend to press this material inward between the two rods to form seats in which the corners scat themselves and which serve to position the walls relatively one to the other. The 'flexible Inaterial serves as a cushioning device or packing` to prevent vibration and rattling of the parts. To hold the edges ot the side walls in engagement with the corner posts corner pieces l() are clamped between the top of the hopper and the base thereof and are curved part of the base. The upper ends of the cor-y 10 enter sockets 13 formed at the cornersv ofthe hopper top a. yA-suitable packing` may be alsoplaced between the lower edges of the side walls and thebase, as indicated at 111. Y

The hopper top may be of any suitable construction and in that form here shown it comprises a circular outer wall 15 and an outwardly flared inner wall and is provided with an annular series of openings 16 of to permit the passage of the ner pieces such a size as largest coinwhichi thefare box -is adapted to handle and prevent the entrance of largerl coins or large objects which are liable to clog the mechanism. To prevent theremoval of coins or other fares after they haveonce been deposited in the hopper we have provided two deflectors arranged one above the other and having oppositely diverging walls arranged to overlap. In the present instance the upper defiector is rigidly secured to the central portion of the top l and is in the forni of a truncated cone or bell having its side walls diverging downwardly, as shown at 17. The upper por- 17 lies entirely within vent the coin passing out through the openings when it follows along the wall of the deflector 18 we have provided the inner tion of the deflector the circle of openings 16 and it increases in diameter as it extends downward so that the lower portion thereof extends some distance beyond the edges of the several openings and in a position to be engaged by a coin passing through any of these openings. VThe lower deflector is also shown in the form of a truncated cone 18 but is secured within the hopper in an inverted posil tion and has its downwardly converging walls terminating to form an opening. 19 beneath the deflector 17. This opening is of a diameter considerably less than the diameter of the lower port-ion of the upper deflector and is merely large enough to per mit the passage of the largest coin which the lfare-box is adapted to handle. This lower deflector is preferably supported from the hopper top t by extending the side walls thereof upward and securing them between the hopper top and the side walls. `When the coin is deposited in the hopper it will engage the outer surface of the upper deiector and be deiected against the inner wall of the lower detlector down which it will slide until it passes through the opening 19 and drops upon the bottom of the hopper which, as is customary in devices of A this kind, is in the form of a trap door 2O and is held normally closed by means of a spring 21. A- lever 22 is arranged extelriorly of the hopper to enable the operator lower edge lugs 11 arranged to 2 hopper, end thereof, it may be caused to follow the Q walls of the ydeflectors, pass through the opening 19 and enter t-he lower portion of the hopper, scrape along the edge of the opening in the lower deflector and any coin or coins which may have adhered hopper top.

`present an attractive appearance.

door 20 and deposit the to open. the trap of the fare box which is coins in the body usually provided with suitable counting mechanism.

The arrangement ofthe deflectors is such that the coins cannot be removed throughV the top of the hopper by any of the expedients usually resorted to for that purpose. When a flexible` device, such as a piece ofwire, is inserted through the top of the with an adhesive substance on the but in withdrawing the same it will thereto will be scraped off. If the fare box be removable and it j be attempted to remove the coins by in- ;verting the box, the coins will, of course, l roll down on the outside of the converging Y. walls of the lower deflector. Tf the fare box 1 bemanipulated so as to cause a coin to pass through the opening19 when-the box is in jan inverted position, the coin will either venter the opening at the lower end of the upper deflector and be retained until the Afare box is turned to its proper position 2 when it will again pass through the lower i deflector ontoV the bottom of the hopper, or it will pass between the wall of the deflector 18 and the edge of the deflector 17. To prewall of the hopper top with a portion,'as shown at 24, which is spaced away from the wall of the deflector 18 and is connected at its outer edge with the outerv wallv of the Thus, if the hopper is inverted any coins which pass along the wall of the deflector 18 will not passthrough the opening 16 but will pass on the outside of the inwardly extending portion or guard 24- into the space between this portion and the outer wall of the hopper top where they will be retained until the hopper is returnedv to its normal position when they will again pass about the deflectors 17 and 18 onto the trap door 20. Tt will be noted that the portion 24 of the hopper top is also in the shape of the frustum of a cone. Thus, we

have two inverted conical members with their walls approximately parallel and a third upright conical member interposed between the two inverted conical members. It will be apparent that the attempt to remove the coinsby any of the well known method, either those above mentioned, or similar methods, will befdefeated. It will further be apparent thatV the structure of the box is very strong and is 'such as to It is especially desirable in a hopper 'of this kind that the mechanism should present a good appearance inasmuch as the walls are transparent and any trappy mechanism within the same is visible from the exterior and detracts materially from the desirability of the hopper and the fare box as a whole. Further, it will be apparent that the hopper as a whole is constructed in such a manner as to produce a irm rigid construction free from vibration and such as to present a pleasing appearance.

`While we have shown and described one embodiment of our invention it will be understood that this has been chosen for the purposes of illustration only and that we do not desire to be limited to the details of construction shown and described, for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A hopper of the character described having a top provided with openings, a rustoconical deflector supported in said hopper beneath said top with its upper end' between the openings in said top and having its Walls diverging downwardly, a second frusto-conical detlector arranged within said hopper beneath the first-mentioned deflector and having its walls converging downwardly and terminating in an opening beneath the first-mentioned deflector and ofless diameter than the lower end of said first-mentioned deilector. Y

2. A hopper of the character described having a top provided with an annular series of openings arranged about the center thereof, a deflector in the form of a truncated cone arranged within said hopper and having its smaller end secured to the center of said top within said annular series of openings, a second deflector also in the form of a truncated cone mounted within said. hopper in an inverted position beneath the firstmentioned deiector and having an opening beneath said first-mentioned deflector and of less diameter than` the open bottom of said Erst-mentioned detlector.

3. A hopper of the character described having a top pro-vided with an annular Series of openings arranged about the center thereof, a detleetor in the form of a truncated cone arranged within said hopper and having its smaller end secured to the center ot said top within said annular series of openings and having its lower end open7 a second deflector also in the form of a truncated cone mounted within said hopper in an in` verted position beneath the first-mentioned deflector and having an opening beneath said first-mentioned deflector and ot' less diameter than the open bottom of said irstmentioned deflector, said last-mentioned delector being secured to said top of said hopper on the inside of said annular series of openings. i

4L. A hopper of the class described comprising a base, a top, side walls, corner posts to connect said base to said top and confine the side walls between the same, a `rod extending parallel with each corner post, a casing of flexible material connecting the rod with said post and forming seats to receive the corners of the side walls, and means to retain said corners in engagement with said seats.

5. A hopper of t-he class described comprising a base, a top, side walls, corner posts to connect said base to said top and coniine the side walls between the same, a rod extending parallel with each corner post, a rubber casing inclosing both said rod and said, corner post and forming seats on the opposite sides of said post to receive the adjacent corners of said side walls, and means to retain said side walls with their corners in engagement with said seats.

G. A hopper of the class described comprising a base, a top, side walls, corner posts to connect said base to said top and confine the side walls between the same, a rod extending parallel with each corner post, a easing of flexible material connecting the rod with said post and forming seats to re` ceive the corners of the side walls, and a corner piece conned between said base and said top and having its longitudinal edges arranged to engage respectively the side walls on the opposite sides of said corner posts.

7. A hopper of the class described comprising a base, a top, side walls, corner posts to connect said base to said top and confine the side walls between the same, a rod extending parallel with each corner post, a casing oi' flexible material connecting the rod with said post and forming seats to receive the corners of the side walls, and a corner piece confined between said base and said top and having its longitudinal edges `arranged to engage respectively the side walls on the opposite sides of said corner posts, said base and said top having recesses to receive the adjacent portions of said corner piece and hold the same in engagement with said side walls.

8. A hopper of the character described having a top provided with a plurality of openings arranged about the center thereof, of a deflector secured to the center of said top within the hopper and having downwardly diverging walls, a second deflector arranged within said hopper beneath the first-mentioned deflector and having downwardly converging walls terminating in an opening beneath the first-mentioned deflector, and a guard member arranged about said openings and spaced away from the wall of the last-mentioned deleotor.

' prising a portion extending about the firstmentioned defiector and spaced away from the wall of the second de'llector.'

10. A hopper of the character described comprising a top havingan inwardly eX- tending portion provided with an opening, a delector supported centrally of said inwardly extending portion and having downwardly diverging walls, a second delector supported within said hopper beneath the irstfmentioned deflector and having down-v wardly converging walls terminating in` an-l opening beneath the first-mentioned de-y flector, said last-mentioned deilector having its walls extending upwardly about the inwardly extending portion of said hopper top and spaced away therefrom. Y

11. A hopper of the character describedy \comprisingk a hopper atop g having anouter vwall and an outwardly flared inner wall se? cured at its upper edge to said outer wall, a deflector supported centrally of said inner wall, a second deflector arrangedV beneath the first-mentioned deiiector and having its upper edges extending above the lower end of said inner wall and spaced away therefrom to permit the passage of coins between said walls.

12. In a device of the character described, v

` a casing, two frusto-conical members mounted within said casing in inverted positions and spaced apart, the up'permeinber :forming4 ythe top of the casing and constituting a coin receiver, and a third truste-conical member mounted within said Ycasing in an upright position between the Iirst-mentioned truste'- conical members, with its upper end ar#Y ranged centrally of ythe upper one of said irst-mentioned members, Y y

In testimony whereof, we aiiiX our signatures in presence 0I" two witnesses.V

WILFR'ED I. OHMER. JOSEPH LEO KIST.

l/Vitnesses:

F. W. SGHAEFE'R, H. L. HAMMAKER.

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